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keyword

[kee-wurd] / ˈkiˌwɜrd /


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The company’s lighter flash models power AI Overviews and AI Mode, which allow search-engine users to perform complex queries in natural language — far surpassing the keyword matching and ranking techniques of previous generations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Pressure to show the return on every advertising dollar often leads marketing departments to embrace the lower funnel with tools like cost-per-click keyword search ads.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

In one test, participants listened to lists of related words that were connected by a theme, but the central keyword tying them together was never spoken.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2026

The company said at the time it had "strengthened its keyword blacklist to further prevent attempted circumvention of product listing restrictions by sellers".

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

Over the next two hours, William worked out that the messages must be based on two keyword ciphers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Still, educational prose, popular keywords, and trending topics explain just a bit of this phenomenon.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

In this case, Chinese authorities have not completely banned the discussion – keywords such as "Wang Wang" and "animal protection" still come up as trending search terms.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Searching popular keywords like "citywalk" on the app brought up itineraries for the day, including where to eat and convenient routes from one attraction to another.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The number of job postings with AI keywords almost doubled to 4.2% from July 2025 to March 2026.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

“You can go here and search through medical journals. Type in keywords using the plus sign. Like, human plus chameleon.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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